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THE PARLIAMENT OF TREES

[]It happens after most things have been discussed at Elrond's Council, but before anyone has left.]

[It is unreal. Reality warps and trees shoot up from the ground around the meeting area of the council. They don't destroy Rivendell but it's as if Rivendell is suddenly shoved away and off in the distance. Civilization retreats at disorienting speeds and suddenly the squad, Elrond, and his guests, in the middle of the woods, under massive trees that stretch up into the sky. The trees are taller than skyscrapers and thicker than the average lighthouse. Their branches intertwine as they reach up to the sky in a way where the branches seem to form almost a natural cathedral.]

[The ones immediately circling them also have gnarled faces. They chant in an unknown language, in deep musical tones with voices nearly indistinguishable from the creaking of branches, then speak to them in weathered voices.]

You have been summoned by the Parliament of Trees.

[Elrond stands, almost imperious in his expression. Though his voice is calm, he clearly has taken issue with the sudden abduction.]

A summoning we would have answered readily, if asked. It is considered courteous among our peoples, if messengers have been sent, for one to send word of agreement to a meeting first. [A tilt of his head and a slight narrowing of his eyes] But the Green truly does prefer to offer little forewarning when drawing others away from their homes, it seems.

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❧ Free-for-all Post: This event will be in "free-for-all" format, meaning that threadhopping is encouraged and that threading should be treated in the same conversational way as network posts with branching threads. This post will only contain the part with Elrond and others. The agents of the Green will be set up with their own Q&A post after they've had time to talk to Elrond and co.

❧ Joint network Post. Due to the magic mirrors having the ability to be widened and set to float, any characters that don't (or can't) attend the meeting will be able to still participate. The mirrors will have been transported too and still broadcasting.

❧ Post in bracketspam format. We're trying to keep a brisk pace and allow a network vibe where speech matters more than action, for some talking heads rp.

❧ NPCing. The mods will handle all the fantasy npcs and some may show up that aren't specifically listed in this post. There are many people at the Council.

❧ It's okay if the conversation gets messy. It's a giant group that's going to be talking here. That means it's natural if side conversations happen, interruptions happen, or things get missed because people are talking over each other and switching conversational partners.

❧ A private discussion will happen later. A crossroads post and private conversation among the squad will happen after the Council, and after the meeting with the Green, so they can decide for themselves what to do next and how to handle what they've learned.

❧ Please only post to the sub-threads below and not to the main post. This allows the mods to add some if we need to.

❧ Please treat each appearance in chronological order. It may be good to spend some time talking to Gaia first or reading her answers before moving on.

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Giving a stiff nod, he has to stop himself from chewing his nails out of his nervous habit.

'This is why we need you.' They're obviously talking about the group as a whole, not him in particular. But the phrase still settles in his stomach like lead, especially with all the talk of needing to spin a good story, pay the proper price to earn their victory, or whatever. Personally he hoped it was just an accident that started this, sounded like they were already up against enough.

"Last time I was here, I saw those...crow sisters?" Was that what they were called? Or was his memory just defaulting to crows? "I didn't see much before being pulled back, but from what I remember it seemed like they were trying to capture some of us. Do you know why the Unfinished Princess would want some of us alive?"

We do not know, but she is prone to making unlikely allies.

Many monsters have agreed to be in her Monstrous Regiment willingly.

Perhaps she hopes to sway you to her side or bring you to serve her by force or threat.

You’re really bad at this talking thing. People are going to think that means you think we’re monsters.

You are not monsters.

We mean that she is convincing. She has been able to sway many to her cause that usually only serve themselves.

Perhaps she thinks you'll be even easier to win over.

Hey. I don’t only serve myself.

[ Just most of the time, because doing good feels good. ]

We don’t have to worry about her swaying any of you, yeah? Cause you’re the one who’s all conflicted.

She doesn't care what she burns. She's even learned that what she's doing is destroying us.

We will never serve her.

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